COGS rejects Iowa Board of Regents’ pay raise offer at first bargaining meeting

The graduate student worker union is campaigning for a 25% pay raise

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|February 13, 2025

A protestor holds a sign that reads "The union is the voice of TAs & RAs" at the COGS' protest rally Jan. 29 at the Pentacrest on the Iowa City campus. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW

University of Iowa graduate student worker union COGS will be headed to a closed bargaining session with the Iowa Board of Regents Feb. 20 to negotiate a pay raise for the 2025-2027 academic year.

Via their attorneys, the board offered a 6% pay raise at an open bargaining session Feb. 6, one percent higher than the minimum requirement of 5%.

“To my knowledge, this is the first…

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COGS rejects Iowa Board of Regents’ pay raise offer at first bargaining meeting

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